20 May 2010.
South Dakota, United States
Locality: Custer State Park: Cathedral Spires.
Coordinates: 43.8502, -103.5311
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Elevation: 2042m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Black Hills spruce/ponderosa pine forest in shade. High elevation with snow pack in protected areas at time of collection, near stream, well drained granitic soil, near base of granite pillars.
Associated species: Pinus flexilis; Pinus ponderosa; Juniperus communis var. depressa; Betula sp.; Picea glauca
Land Owner Remarks: Sd Division Of Parks And Recreation
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Evergreen groundcover, height 4 inches.; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Custer County; GEOGRAPHIC AREA: Black Hills; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: SD-011; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Seed collected from numerous plants, fruits old and persistent. Many pines here killed & removed due to mountain pine beetle.;
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